New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-28
THE VOLUNTEER WINS.
Confined From, First Page.

Vessels III Irons snarkling on the placid vaters
for = background. mist and haze, suggesting MUM
Dut I,ttse before noon breeze came stea,ins mp
fram the "northardv and soon covered ths water
with Tsyses hnTTah aooe Boat Patrol was
asked 10 clear the starting line and Ihe Ee ,ana
lent her assistance by several hstce' alpmh",ts
end tugs out of the way for they had clustered as
thick about the yachts as small boys arouh oa a t
Empty molasses barrel. But 1t was noncompliance az
iast after a great deal of hoarse grumbllnG irom
brass thoats and some vigorous language
.hs w,iked through the wsfor filled people with
apprehension. Lieutenant Laiinsk arranged . ,ne
electrical attachment which would enape ,me sun
to DE discharged from the bridge. The oIineeea'
too lifted her anchor aud began to show so,, ,ta
thing of her PAGES. Then people didn't Zee, gn,te
inc short tncks north of the starting line, the
Volunteer with her jib fopsaii up mo At IS:2o
Hnrsah agan There E,s y 70 on Os minute r later
pigeon circles twice around me " &C. a o ,snense
ycyng the Joyful news to ID serson
touches button on the bridge only three nnu .'
after the preparatory gun Is fired But tnose on Tue
Yachts perceive that it is blun6er, as II Is not ac
comnap;ed by the appropriate signals, and no harm
is done though it frightened the Regatta Cohhiip
tee The Volunteer breaks out her jlb topsaii three
minutes before the starting gun fred 1t is larger
than the Thistles AT 1890 the starting gun
Blooms forth and the excitement reaches 'n0 u
THE SCOTSMAN GETS OFF AHEAD.
Both yachts are on the port tack north OF the
line The Thistle goes about like a top and heads
for the line on the port tack The Volunteer follows
hundred yards asteIn. At 12:33:O6 short, sharp
blast from the steam whistle of the flagship an
nounces that the Thistle over hen every steam
boat that can toot her level best IL The en-
fhusasm is bottled up longer something Will burst
The whistle that announces the passage OF the Vol
unteer the line is lost IN the volume OF SOUND
But it was given at 12:34:5Sl4 Then all the
steamers get IN motion ana scores OF paddie-wheels
and propellers churn up the water as the steamers
81. chi md lA IN
At 1888 the thistle goes about on the starboard
tack crossing the bows of the Volunteer and com
pellng her TO keep off q little. The Volunteer FOL
lows suit at pal They are smart jockeys.
though on the Volunteer. and they'll get even for
pIa Y on them. At 12:44 the Volunteer, which
had been crawling to wIndward OF the Ihistle,
went about forcing the Thistle 10 follow suit a,
the w,ndward position The Thistle rurs
iato a calm right in the neck sls.n of the ne
standing in close to the Staten Island shore
The Thistle hangs there for a few minutes III is
most exasperatinq luck for the Thistle, and to
make it worse there goes up Joyous chorus from
nearly every steam whistle in the fleet -
The Volunteer, carrying good breeze willie ner
and it begins 10 be observed that the Volunteer IS
"no sIouch" OF boat after all in bght weather
The steamers crowd around the luck luck e s;
Thistle Notwithstanding the frantic Efforts eIsotr OF
hSss them ON b tos heS can't we'll
the Narrows are like the neck OF bottle, and a
large feet going through must converge there
At ]. O5 the Thistle catches a breeZe-a FAINT one
and is waited out of her unfortunate pfedlca-
ment But IN the meantime the Volunteer has oD-
tanned a lead which looks much like half mile
Thistle has a stern chase, aud no boat ever got any
distance behind that saqcy cocked-up stern OF the
0'D long one ' But do your best. gal
liant Sc"tchmen and beautiful cutter Americans
Once out OF the Narrows the Thistle gets far
share of the breeze and heels over 10 1t little,
small ets OF spray 0asn,hs slo etSer AIDE
of her. The conduct OF the steamer sam sloan Is
ouirageous here. notwithstanding me signals OF
til she is nearly of her. and then just swerves
to avoid passing to WIND ward of her. Several little
sf the bows S OF hs thistle and her the
benefit of their wash as though she were not get
ting beaten enough already.
THE VOLUNTEER INCREAsFs her LEAD.
The feet-footed Volunteer continues to open the
zap between her and the Thistle and besides lies
closer to the wIpd Many people remark that beam
can't compensate cutter for the lack of centre
board in wind ward work, and " i told you So" is
heard every side from people eager to gain credit
for foresight. though sbrewd ones suspect that 1t
10 hlndsight merely which prompts the observation
At 1888 the Volunteer goes about but holds the
starboard tack ONLY three minutes, lacking again
1t 1886. The two boats now in line on the same
tack and it ia seen that the Volunteer is half milo
to windward of the cutter. The Ihlste Jacks
at 1:39 and five minutes later crosses the stern OF
the white sloop but from the deck of the Thistle
that narrow stern mu look quite kuife-like for it
is mile away. The wind now falls lighter and
for some time the yachts make little Roadway with
il against the food tide. AT $40 the wind backs
to the southeast, shift that helps the Volunteer
enabling her to lay her nearer TO the south
west Spit She drops the black culfer steadily;
there is change in the situation to cheer the
Scotsnen. nothing 10 give them the falnt,est hope
thai they NAV. yet pluck victory from the Jaws
of defeat. 1t is procession with the white sloop
Of the head of it and the cutter at the tail and
big mass Of cutters wedged In between them. The
proud motto of the Thistle, None touch me with
impunity" avails nothing. They laugh at it on the
to the excitement of q race. Never before did the
VO!unteer peerless now she may well be called, SO
easily shake off a competitor. 1t is "a cold day"
for the Scotsmen, and many expressions of sympa-
thy are heard for pretty Mrs. Bell, VINO, on the
Mohican, witnesses the mournful spectacle.
JOY OVER THE YANKEES FINE WORK.
The Volunteer passes to starboard of Buoy No. 10
at 2:21:O3. Nearly all the steamboats, are there to
see her do it, and they "whoop her up" in steam
boat fashion as loudly brass lungs and I'M
bounded enthusiasm will permit. and that is saying
sgreat deal The bands, too. get IN their work play
ing "Yankee Doodle" e o! the Conquering Hero
Cones and other patriotic airs calculated to afford
relief to the Feelings under such inspiring circum
stances, but music hasn't much show against lungs
The Volunteer darts into the thick of the steam
boat feet which parts to make way for her, and
sooD appears only as santing line OF white from
the Electra which tarries TO time the Thistle. At
2:2745 dscordant footing. not SO loud as before,
Announces that the Volunteer has passed another
The Thistle passes Buoy No 10 at 2s645 She
aets only few consolatory toots. for most OF the
steamers are following IN the wake OF the yictor-
GUS Volunteer, and the Thistle gets some of their
The folio wins table tells the story Of the race to
Buoy No. 10:
volunteer :'.rs.... iss :;;ss
Buoy No. zZioo
Elapsed time .-.............-.~ ,I.so.a
Thistle. start. lZ;3Sv6
Buoy No. 2:364s